Deborah Wurrkidj

Biography
Deborah Wurrkidj is a highly regarded, versatile artist who has readily adapted to new art forms while retaining her strong clan traditions. She has been working with Bábbarra Designs since 1991, alongside her mother, Helen Lanyinwanga, and sister Jennifer Wurrkidj. She is a leading textile artist and an integral member of Bábbarra Women’s Centre.
Deborah’s work is vibrant, tactile and intricate, evocative of the local natural environment as well as referencing her deep cultural knowledge. Her extensive body of textile art is illustrative of the artistic innovation that has occurred in Maningrida in recent times and that is apparent in her work in other mediums also.
Deborah is world renowned for her bark painting, lorrkkon (hollow logs), and fibre baskets. She has exhibited widely since 2001, throughout Australia as well as in Europe and the United States. She is represented in most of Australia’s state gallery collections.
Fabrics for sale

Marreh-boh

Manwak – Dahlia Top

Man-djarduk (Red Bush Apples)

Manwak (Mumeka Blooms) – Doris Day Dress

Manwak (Mumeka Blooms)

Marreh – boh

Marreh-boh

Dillybags

Man-kurndalh (Black Plums) – Brigette Skirt

Babbarra Dress Tie – Kun-wadde dja Manyawok (Rocks and Cheeky Yam)

Babbarra Dress Tie – Wak (Black Crow Dreaming)

Bow tie – Man-Djarduk (Bush Apple)

Marebu (Pandanus Floor Mat)

Wild foods of Arnhem Land

Wak (Black Crow Dreaming)

Man-djarduk (Red Bush Apples)

Wak (Black Crow Ancestor)

Man-kurndalh (Black Plums)

Yawkyawk dja Wayuk (Young Woman Spirit and Water Lily)

Manwak (Mumeka Blooms)

Yawkyawk in Stone Country – Single Panel

Yawkyawk in Stone Country
Kip&Co × Bábbarra
Artist's designs

Man-kurndalh (Black Plums)

Manwak (Mumeka blooms)

Yawkyawk dja Wayuk (Young Woman Spirit and Water Lily)

Man-djarduk (Red Bush Apples)

Marebu (Pandanus Mats)

Kun-madj (Dillybag)
Past Exhibitions
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Japingka Aboriginal Art
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Embassy of Australia, Paris
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Euroa Butter Factory
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MAGNT
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The Project Space - Salon
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IDAIA - International Development for Indigenous Arts
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Aboriginal Bush Traders
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The Cross Art Projects
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The Cross Art Projects
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Nomad Art
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ANU School of Art
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Cairns Art Gallery
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Tactile Arts
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National Museum of Australia
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Tamworth Regional Gallery
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